Friday September 2

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1.Describe Native American cultures before and after the arrival of the Europeans.Before - They were nomatic and very spiritual. Hunters and gatherers. Farmers, fur trade. Wars were common with other tribes. Lived off the land.After - Many new diseases and weapons were introduced. Moved them to indian reservations and everything they had was taken from them.2.Describe reasons why Europeans started exploring in the late 1400’s.Wanted to find a shorter route to Asia, gold, silk, spices, spread religious beliefs with new people.3.List the major countries(including main explorers) that explored the New World and where they settled.Spain, England, France, Portugal, Netherlands. Portugal - South America. Netherlands - New York. England - Eastern coast of the United States. Spain - Mexico, Florida, Central America, Southwest part of the United States. France - Canada. Explorers - 1.Columbus - Started the whole period of exploration. Hispanola, thought he was in Indonesia. Magellan - First man to sail around the world. Although he died before he made it all the way around, his crew made it and he got credit. Cortez - He went after the Aztecs to look for gold. Pizzaro - Look for gold conquered the Incas.4.Describe reasons why Europeans came over from Europe and problems they faced.Escape from King George. Riches - gold, silver, tobacco, lumber. Start a new life, adventure. Better oppurtunitites. Reunite with family. Problems - Disease, Native Americans, lack of food, weather.5.Describe the impact the French and Indian War had on the American colonies.French and the Indians vs. the British. War was about land. Bratain won and France was kicked out of Canada. Britain started enforcing taxes on the Colonies. They didn't have any representation in the taxes.6.Describe the causes and effects of the Revolutionary War.No taxation without representation. Upset with their government. Boston Tea Party. Paul Revere's famous ride - battle of Lexington and Concord. Boston Massacre. Declaration of Independence. British soldiers in the colonists houses. Effect - won independence, cities were destroyed and had to be rebuilt.7.Describe the purpose of the Declaration of Independence and what it talked about.Declared our independence from Britain. Lists the things that King George did to us that we didn't want.8.Describe the set up of the Articles of Confederation and why it failed as a government.State governments had a lot of power compared to the federal government. Federal government didn't have any power. States taxed each other and had different currency.9.Describe what the US Constitution does(including amendments).Sets up the three branches of our government. 1. Executive branch sets up the president. 2. Legislative branch sets up Congress. 3. Judicial Branch sets up the court system. Checks and balances system - makes sure that all three branches have equal power. Protects our rights.10.Describe the causes and effects of the Texas War for Independence.Causes - Mexico invited settlers into Texas but required a few rules. You couldn't bring in slaves and you had to be catholic, but the settlers weren't obeying these rules. Effects - Texas won and was an independent country for a few years and then the U.S. brought them into the country.11.Describe the causes and effects of the Mexican-American War.
12.Describe how the US grew as a nation.

13.Describe reasons people moved westward in the early parts of our history and the problems they faced.
14.Describe some new technologies/inventions that came about in the 1800's that changed the face of the US forever.

15.Describe how the North and South developed differently.

16.Describe major events, compromises and incidents leading up to the Civil War.-Compromise of 1820, Compromise of 1850, popular sovereignty, Dred Scott Case, John Brown's Raid, Lincoln's election, South's secession
17.Describe the North's and South's goals in the Civil War.
18.Describe the advantages of the North and South during the Civil War.
19.Describe what Reconstruction did to the South and the rest of the country.
Be able to give examples of stories from the video. For example, when asked what problems people faced moving west(#13), mentioning the Donner party would be great!